Guy Terry PT, OCS - Terry Rehabilitation & Testing

11/28/2017

https://www.guyterry.com/5-ways-to-make-your-therapy-dollars-count/

Put in some sweat equity, choose the right therapist, and you’ll get big benefits for little coin.

11/28/2017

Learning more about Wordpress, Wordpress.com (yes, two different things) and how to use my Jetpack to better coordinate this page, my webpage and my other social media profiles ( on Twitter, Guy Terry on LinkedIn) so that I don't have to work so hard to communicate!

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11/25/2017

I had a question posed to me about dextrose injections. It's called Prolotherapy or Sclerotherapy and it's been practiced in one for or another for at least 100 years.

https://www.guyterry.com/prolotherapy-and-needling-therapies/

November 25, 2017 By Guy Terry PT, OCS Leave a Comment Prolotherapy and Needling Therapies Has someone suggested needling or injection of your muscles or joints? The question I got recently from a former patient opened up a whole can of worms. She has had chronic low grade neck pain which has flared...

11/18/2017

https://www.guyterry.com/knee-oa-to-scope-or-not-to-scope/

November 16, 2017 By Guy Terry PT, OCS Leave a Comment Knee OA: To Scope or Not To Scope? Has a surgeon recommended knee arthroscopy as a treatment for your arthritis? Confused? Read this commentary for clarification. A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) was published in the BMJ, clearly recommending...

11/16/2017

https://www.guyterry.com/this-is-what-a-medicare-appeal-looks-like/

November 16, 2017 By Guy Terry PT, OCS Leave a Comment What a Medicare Appeal Looks Like You’d think that for all that we pay, the governmental oversight to avoid “fraud, waste, and abuse” would be professional, upstanding, and streamlined. Think again. I saw this 66 y/o patient after a fall from a…

11/15/2017

Learn the signs of healthcare hype!

https://www.guyterry.com/5-sure-signs-of-healthcare-hype/

November 15, 2017 By Guy Terry PT, OCS Leave a Comment 5 Sure Signs of Healthcare Hype Know the top words and phrases associated with healthcare hype, fads, and frauds! “FDA Cleared” This phrase should tip you off IMMEDIATELY that there’s a problem, because it’s almost always applied to a treatment…

11/09/2017

The way this story has been covered in the past is a bit misleading....its not the people who have been prescribed the pain relievers who are dying and addicted - but the people into whose hands these leftover pills find their way. The issue isn't whether patients should or shouldn't have access to opiod pain relievers, but a distribution and control issue.

http://www.moveforwardpt.com/DidYouKnow/Detail.aspx?cid=952180d7-30b6-42b0-bf6a-bb69a1c43c17

Despite increased efforts and awareness to reduce opioid use in the surgical setting, 9 out of 10 patients were prescribed an average of 85 pills in 2016. This resulted in 3.3 billion pills that went

11/09/2017

Release of new research calls for an updated review

Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which cartilage that normally serves as protection for joints gradually wears away over time. Eventually, this causes bones to rub against one another and results in pain and disability that make it…

11/08/2017

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11/07/2017

As always, once we identify a problem, we tend to be overly restrictive on recovery. Thankfully, not all people follow the instructions they were given, so in some cases, we get lots of data to look at over time. Not sure what this study really means, because it looked at such a large and diverse group, with respect to injury range, type of activities, etc, but perhaps the pendulum was swung a little too far, when we were seeing (and still seeing) strict rest being advocated. Maybe "active rest" is good for all physical injuries - neurological, musculoskeletal, and otherwise?

http://www.moveforwardpt.com/DidYouKnow/Detail.aspx?cid=0fda213e-6095-4d7d-a726-54f5614650e9

Despite current thinking about delaying physical activity postconcussion, new research suggests that early return (within 1 week) to physical activity may decrease the likelihood of persistent symptom

11/06/2017

This was a patient released from therapy early last week. From start to finish it was about 8 weeks, averaging just less than 2 visits per week. He did lots of "sweat equity" outside of his treatment sessions which lead to his fast, and dramatic, recovery.

https://www.guyterry.com/77-yo-lumbar-l3-5-laminectomydiskectomy/

11/06/2017

-Arthur Rubenstein

11/03/2017

This is a patient who was released from therapy today. What made him notable, however, was an undiagnosed, relatively rare injury of the opposite shoulder.

https://www.guyterry.com/16-yo-after-labral-repair/

11/03/2017

Obesity-related problems represent a national health crisis that must be addressed

Obesity, along with many other diseases related to it, is a major health crisis in the U.S. that requires a lo of effective efforts to address. Almost 2/3 of Americans are currently overweight or obese, which is a…

11/02/2017

This is a great news article about a growing field of research. It validates what many physical therapists have known anecdotally for decades. Frailty is not an adjective in this situation, but a diagnosis.

Many of my patients have started off as "Frail" only to open the door back to better function and better health. It's never too late to reverse course, but the longer you wait, the tougher it can be.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/health/elderly-surgery-frailty.html

Surgeons are testing older patients to see how likely they are to survive procedures.

11/02/2017

Hey! Wanted to let everyone know that I have a new homepage - www.guyterry.com

On this one page, you'll see a familiar format, be able to get to all of the educational content (blog posts, journal review, etc), find out where I'm working day to day, and make a payment for any balance you may still owe.

Please sign up for my newsletters as well! I can tell you that I'll do about one per month, and possibly more.

To contact me, use the same phone and fax numbers, but now you also have the ability to TEXT to the clinic phone number.

If you want to make an appointment, either send me your prescription, or have your physician's office fax it to me, and I'll set you up for the location that works best for you.

11/02/2017

11/01/2017

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10/28/2017

Many individuals who develop shoulder pain have long-term issues

Shoulder pain is a fairly common condition. In fact, there's a one in three chance that you will experience some form of shoulder pain at least once in your lifetime. Although many cases of shoulder pain improve with treatment over…

10/23/2017

-Aristotle

10/20/2017

Interpretation of study's findings is misleading

Low back pain is one of the most common painful conditions in the world. Although many individuals who experience low back pain will improve either with or without treatment, some go on to deal with long-term issues. Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is…

10/18/2017

The day has finally come: Good-for-you cornbread! Click here for this awesome recipe!

10/12/2017

This specific combination of treatments has not yet been studied

Neck pain is a major problem that regularly affects millions of Americans. It's estimated that between 30-50% of the population experiences neck pain each year, and about 11% of people are limited by it when performing daily…

10/09/2017

My wife sent me grocery shopping...I'm "hip" to ginger root. Being a hand therapist, she might have appreciated something more along the lines of a scaphoid or metacarpal, lol.

10/09/2017

-Greg Anderson

10/06/2017

Many patients who experience one ankle sprain go on to have long-term issues

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in athletes and those who are physically active. These injuries can occur anywhere in the ankle, but sprains to the outside of the ankle (lateral ankle sprains) are most typical…

10/05/2017

Got back pain? Don't miss this

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10/04/2017

Grilled salad?! We had to check this out! Click here for this cool recipe!

09/28/2017

New strategies are needed to improve healthcare system

Under the current system, the majority of healthcare in the U.S. is delivered in a fee for service, volume-based model. This means that healthcare providers like doctors have an incentive to handle a large number of patients since they will…

09/28/2017

Thanks for 12 great years! Stay tuned for new developments!